The most dis-empowered women are those who are unable to space their births and, in turn, cannot provide for their children which continues the cycle of poverty. Female empowerment begins with the decision to have kids, and when to have them. Humanity must look to include everyone, rather than exclude those who they are afraid of.Ĭhapter Three formally introduces the concept of contraceptives and family planning. The second is to create a good delivery system by understanding why people think the way they do and seeking change from within their culture rather than trying to pressure them with another’s. The first is the lesson from Melinda’s mentor, Hans Rosling, who told Melinda to focus on those who are pushed to the edges of society and understand life through their eyes. Therefore, those who wish to make changes must focus on two important things. Midwives are often looked at with suspicion, and superstition and tradition halt progress. In many third-world countries, doctors are not readily accessible. Melinda tells the reader that she is going to focus on separate challenges women face around the world and how empowering them will improve the world.Ĭhapter Two starts with the basic challenges of women across the world access to maternal and newborn care.
After a successful family planning summit in the U.K., Melinda decided to become a public advocate for family planning despite her close ties to the Catholic Church who fundamentally disagrees with these beliefs. She says that family planning is life-saving and allows women to become successful and better care for the children that they choose to have.
Over time, Melinda realized that they needed to invest in making contraceptives easily accessible around the world. She helped him create the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to focus on their passion for philanthropy, but wanted to work behind the scenes as she valued her and her children’s privacy. By the time she married Bill, she had been working at Microsoft for about ten years. Now, 22 years after the birth of her first child, Melinda considers herself a feminist that wishes to remove the barriers for women around the world.Ĭhapter One focuses on Melinda’s transition from a shy mother to a vocal advocate for female empowerment. She tells the reader about her marriage to Bill Gates and her initial belief that women were expected to be at home with her children. She explains how her childhood influenced her dedication to female empowerment as well as her love of software. The book begins with a short introduction by the author, Melinda Gates. The following version of the book as used to create this study guide: Gates, Melinda.
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